lambak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lambac — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbak (“ravine, glen, valley”). Compare Mapun labbak, Tausug lubbak, Tboli lefak, and Malay lembah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lamˈbak/ [lɐmˈbak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: lam‧bak

Noun

lambák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜃ᜔)

1. valley

   Synonym: balye

2. gutter found in galvanized iron roofing

Derived terms

• Lambak ng Cagayan
• Lambak ng Cotabato

 

See also

• lubak

Further reading

• “lambak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018